Operator Buyer appointment-taking delegates are seated at individual booths for the entire week on the Business Floor and have appointments on all day Sunday, all day Monday, and all day Tuesday. There are 162 appointment slots available in the Buyer appointment schedule.

Travel industry Seller delegates do not have booths, but walk the floor and move from Buyer to Buyer for their appointments. There are 54 appointment slots available in the Seller appointment schedule. The Seller session is based on the company’s membership code and is scheduled as follows:

Appointment Sessions

PRESCHEDULE APPOINTMENT SLOTS (54 Appointment Slots per Session)

DMOs

Hoteliers*

Attractions*

Receptive Operators

Charter Operators

Associates*

Allied Associations

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*These registration types will be assigned one fo the two sessions based on availability.

Business Floor

ACCESS TO THE BUSNESS FLOOR (Appointment Takers, Business Floor and Rotation Delegates Only)

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Receptive Operators

Charter Operators

Associates

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Research

The Research Databases opens on Sept. 19 at Noon ET. Make certain your company's on-line membership profile is up to date to ensure the best research results.

Appointment Requests

Appointment Requests opens on September 26 at Noon ET and are due by January 4, 2019 at 11:59 p.m. ET. You are encouraged to alter your requests as often as you would like during this time.

Appointment Requests By The Number

Different member categories are scheduled for appointments during the same sessions, but appointment requests are processed separately to ensure an even distribution of appointments among DMOs, Hoteliers, Attractions, Receptive Operators/Tour Planners, Charter Operators, Associate and Allied Associations. There is a maximum of 54 appointments scheduled but delegates are able to request additional companies to increase the probability of appointments being scheduled.

NUMBER OF APPOINTMENT REQUESTS (Appointment Takers Only)

BUYER APPOINTMENT TAKERS

DMO/Receptives/Charter Requests

Hoteliers Requests

Attractions/Associates/Allied Associations Requests

Total Requests

75

75

75

225

SELLER APPOINTMENT TAKERS

DMOs Appointment Takers Make 65 Buyer Requests

Hotelier Appointment Takers Make 65 Buyer Requests

Attraction Appointment Takers Make 65 Buyer Requests

Receptive Appointment Takers Make 65 Buyer Requests

Charter Appointment Takers Make 65 Buyer Requests

Associate Appointment Takers Make 65 Buyer Requests

Allied Associations Appointment Takers Make 65 Buyer Requests

Understanding the ABA Scheduling Process

Appointment codes are assigned to you on the day you register, and appointments are prioritized and scheduled in order of your appointment code. Appointments are not prioritized based on the date your appointment requests are made. Appointments are scheduled based on your company registration date, priority of request and type of request.

ABA’s appointment scheduling program schedules nearly 90% of mutually requested appointments (meaning both the Buyer and Seller requested to meet with each other in their top priority of requests), and 90% of the Buyer requested appointments. Requesting the maximum appointments allowed increases your chances of getting those mutual requests.